Lot 545 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session
Swimming in the Atlantic at Dawn
Karen Kilimnik · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, New York · 30 November 2011
- Dimensions
- 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4222950
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Karen Kilimnik, Swimming in the Atlantic at Dawn. Christie's, 30 Nov 2011, lot 545. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4222950.
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Karen Kilimnik, Swimming in the Atlantic at Dawn. Christie's, 30 Nov 2011, lot 545. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4222950.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session · Nov 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run | Rashid Johnson | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Generation Process Series | Hannah Wilke | — | |
| Flag | Liza Lou | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| Untitled | Robert Gober | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| F (If you see something, say something) | David Ostrowski | — | |
| Yes/No Morph II | Tauba Auerbach | $50,000–$70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Kilimnik | The Jungle in Fairmount Park at Night | $18,560 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | |
| Karen Kilimnik | Janus, the debonair general + the cowgirl (asleep, or thinki | Phillips, Feb 2025 | ||
| Karen Kilimnik | Red Square at night, dreamland, 9 pm, 3 am, Moscow Time | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Karen Kilimnik | Untitled | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Karen Kilimnik | The Bolshoi Theater, dreamland, at night 9 pm, 3am, Moscow | Phillips, Mar 2020 | ||
| Karen Kilimnik | home of the dewdrop fairy | Phillips, Mar 2024 | ||
| Karen Kilimnik | Katherine Ross, The Legacy | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Karen Kilimnik | the tour - stonehenge | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 |
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